The Sun. — London, England, 1864-11-26 00:00:00

Price 6d., THE PENNSYLVANIA OIL REGION : History of its Rise and Wonderful Progreso. The Atlantic and Great Western Railway. A. H. Bally and Co., 3, Royal Exchange-buildings. R OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) Production of ROSE ; or, Love's Hansom. THIS EVENING (Sat , lrday), Nov. 26, will be performed. for the first time, a new opera, in three acts, the music by J, L. Hatton, the libretto by Sutherland Edwards, entitled ROSE ; or, Love's Ransom. Stephen, Mr. G. Perren ; Blanc bee, Mr. H. Cord ; Captain of Recruiting Party, Mr. A. rook ; Sergeant, Mr. E. Dussek ; and J a q ues, Mr. Weiss ,• e )rgette, Madame Weiss ; Theresa, Miss Poole (her first pp arance at the Royal English Opera); and Rose, Madame lemmens-Sherington. Conductor, Mr Alfred Mellon. The Incidental Divertissement is, ill be supported by 3ldlles, Duchatean and Bonianti. Commence at half-past 7 o'clock. Private boxes, from Vs. 6d, upwards ; stalls, 7s. • dress circle, ss. ; upper boxes, 45 ; amphitheatre stalls, is. and 2s ; pit os. 6d ; gallery, ls. No charge for booking places. The box-office is open trom 10 till 5. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. PROSPECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS. THIS EVENING (Saturday), FAUST. On Monday, 28th inst., and Friday, December 2, Mozart's Grand Opera, DON GIO VANNI (in English). Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, FAUST. Conductor, Signor ARDITI. Doors open at Half-past Six, commence at Seven. Opera at Eight. Box Office cpen from Ten till Five. Private Boxes, from 10s. ed. ; Stalls, 7s. ; Dress Circle, 55.; First Circle, 4s. ; lit, 2s. 6i. ; Gallery, ls. No charge for booking places. No fees to box-keepers. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY- LANE.--- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, to commence with A YOUNG LAD FROM THE COUN PRY. Messrs. G. Belmore, Fitajames, and G. F. Neville ; Misses Helen Howard, R. Leclercq, ctc. After which, Shaksnere's Tragedy of M k CBETII. Mr. Phelps; M ess rs. Creswick, It. ltoxby, G. Belmore, A. Rayner, G-. F. Neville, Edmund Phelps, J. Neville, Bartleman, &c ; Misses Rebecca Isaacs, Emma Heywood, and Miss lielen Faucit. Poore open at ha f-past Six—Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, H AYMARKET.- Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE SUN A:s D THE WIND. After a hich, THE STRANGER. Messrs. Howe, Chip. pendale, Farren, Compton, Rogers, Gordon, Braid, &c.: Mesdames Beatrice, Keeley, Fitzwilliam, Moore, &c. Followed by ON THE SLY. Messrs. Buckstone, Rogers, Gordon, &c. ; 'Mesdames Snowdon, leitzwilliam, &c. And OUR MARY ANNE. Miss H. Lindley, Mr Clarke. To commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S .THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. Tills EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Wiaing, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Earuett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE, Under the sole management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, Till , : KING'S BUTTERFLY. Fan fan, the King's Butterfly, Mr. Fechter. Messrs. Ilyder,Wid dicomb, Ch , rle4, M'lntyre, Garden, Raymond, Moreland, C ifford, Collett; Misses Carlot a Lezlereq, M: Henrade, E. avenue, and B. Lavenue. Preceded, at 7, by NURSEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. H. Widdicomb, Garden, Moreland, Collett ; Miss Lavenue, s. On Monday, Dec. 5, RUY BLAB, Ruy Bias, Mr. Fechter. Doors open at halt-past 6 ; commence at 7. The Box-office open daily from Elev,n till Five. NEW THEATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE HEN AND CHICKENS. Messrs. R. Phillips, Stephenson, Eburne; Mrs. Stirling And Miss 11. Simms. After which, MASKS AND FACES. Triplet, Mr. B. Webster ; Peg Woffington. Mrs. Stirling (their original cha racters); Messrs. Billington, It. Phillips, P. Bedford, Stuart, Eburne, C. J. Smith, and Miss H. Simms. To conclude with DOING RANTING. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Stephenson; Mrs. Lewis and Miss A. Seaman. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S 4 THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINENT TALENT AND COMEDY DRAMA. This Popular Theatre is now Open. THIS EVENING, a new Musical Drama, entitled THE BARONET ABROAD AN,' THE RUSTIC PRIMA LONNA : Mr. Flank Matthe s; Miss Constance Roden. After which, at a quarter to Eight, a new and original Comedy Drama, in three acts, by J. t'algrave Simpson. enti tled SYBILLA ; or, STEP BY STEP. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. To conclude with Mr. Maddison Morton's New Comedy Farce of WOOD , OCK'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE, Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. TYILi EVENING, WILFUL WARD. Messrs Parselle and Belford; Miss Palmer. Followed by, at Eight, 311L11.Y WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Stoyle, James ; Mesdames Swaubor .ugh and Manders. To conclude with MAZEPPA. 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To-m osatow.-Morning, 12h. 3 2ni.—Afternoon, 12h. 58m. • ' ' •••;'ki .. .. .: ) , •. /1 - Ll 'i ~t ,7•"*:iii.: ' 7;7' / A.: . 11111,7,114 '‘ s lilt ..:,..c - o- , Zlll . 1,.. LONDON, SATURDAY, NOV. 26, 1861. Almost simultaneously with the publication of Mr SEWARD'S address, on the eve of the Presiden t I election, comes the report of the annual MES. sage of President DAvls, In accordance with their first determination to declare themselves a nation, the South have been sedulous throughout the whole course of the war to maintain all those forms and c-remonies which previously represented the dignity of the United States, and the Southern President and his associates have carried on public business as much as possible in the old style and manner which all Americans were acettet9med in the Wash-, ington Administration. Accordingly, the Pres dent's annual Message is one of the regular events of the year, and is always read with great attention in this country as well as across the Atlantic, since men gather from it a reflex of the views and senti ments of the South. This year it gains rather than loses in interest from the peculiar circum stances of the time, and, coming just after the great political contest in the North, it affords a striking contrast to inflammatory addresses of the Federal leaders. The tone of JEFFERSON DAVIS'S speech is calm, dignified, and moderate ; he expresses cone fidence in the success of his cause, in the unflinching resolution of his people, and the impossibility of subjugating a free and united people. We hear nothing of the traitors in the camp, who filled so large a place in Mr SEWARD'S address, nothing of internal plots and machinations among seeming supporters of the Government, or of the necessity of sternly repressing such mischievous endeavours. The events of the past year leave the Confederates no ground for despondency. The enemy has gained no decided advantage save the capture of Atlanta, and that he has been compelled to abandon. Ar kansas has been almost entirely recovered by the South, and nearly the whole of Northern and Western Mississippi, of Northern Alabama, and of Western Tennessee are again claimed by Mr DAVIS as under his control. In his own words—" Of the Federal soldiers who invaded Texas none are known to remain except as prisoners of war; in North-Western Louisiana a large and well-ape pointed army, aided by a powerful fleet, was re peatedly defeated, and deemed itself fortunate in finally escaping with a loss of one-third of its num bers, a large part of its military trains, and main transports and gunboats." The enemy's occupa tion of Louisiana is, he adds, reduced to the space covered by hie guns, and in this, as we have re• peatedly seen, lies the great difficulty of the North. Ilkley gain possession of certain spots, but the country on every side of them bristles with guerillas and skirmishers who sometimes, as we have seen, succeed in interfering with their com munications. President DAVIS, referring to these facts, boldly declares that there are no vital points upon the preservation of which the existence of the Confederacy depends, and that no military success achieved against it, can secure its downfall. Had the campaign against Richmond itself been victorie ous no progress would have been made in the task of subduing the South. " Not the fall of Rich mond, nor Wilmington, nor Charleston, nor Sae vannah, nor Mobile, nor all combined, can save the enemy from the constant and exhaustive drain of blood and treasure which must continue until he shall discover that no peace is attainable unless based on the recognition of our independent rights." With regard to the means of defence possessed by the Confederates themselves, President DAVIS an. nounces that the military supplies are sufficient, and that abundant crops have neutralised the inhuman efforts of the enemy to pro duce a famine among the people. The cruel devastation of the Shenandoah has therefore failed of its purpose—it has only served to give convincing testimony of the reckless barbarity with which the Federal troops have waged the war. But perhaps the most important part of the Southern President's Message is that which refers to the con• duct of the neutral Powers. Not yet, he says, can he announce any such action on the part of the Christian nations of Europe as might reasonably have been expected from their histories and their professions. The conduct of Great Britain is natu rally that to which he most directs his attention, and he points out the inconsistency of her states men, who openly declare their conviction of the inability of the North to subjugate their - adver. saries, and yet refuse to grant the South that re cognition which would be so valuable to them. It is most unreasonable, as Mr DAVIS forcibly demon strates, to expect the nation that is claiming sove reignty to be the first to recognise the independence of its adversary. Such a case has never been recorded in history, and is manifestly contrary to commonsense and experience. It is when the neutral Powers acknowledge the separate existence of the rising State that the rival nation is forced to own the fruitlessness of the struggle. So long, therefore, says Mr DAVIS, as the neutral nations of Europe withhold that acknowledgment, they are affording tacit encouragement to the United States to perse vere in the war, and are thus directly stimulating that carnage which they affect to deplore. Such conduct is so manifestly unjust to the Confederacy that neutrals have sought to acquit themselves of injustice by declaring that recognition would be useless without further intervention—" an inter. vention," says the PRESIDENT, " of which we die- claim the desire and mistrust the advantage." Her MAJESTY'S Government in 1862 refused to recog nise the Confederacy, on the ground that such an act would inflame the passions of the people. How far inch an opinion was well founded, the terrible slaughter of the last two years too plainly shows. Truly the impartial observer can hardly acquit the neutral Powers of all moral responsi bility in this carnage, for as the able ea• ponent of Southern interests bri€fly sums up the matter—" Peace is impossible without indepen. deuce, and it is not to be expected that the enemy will anticipate neutrals in the recognition of that independence." The conduct of — her Britannic MAJESTY'S Government is the more to be deploied, as it is wholly opposed to the wishes of the people. Their interests tend, of course, to the termination of the war, and the renewed supplies of cotton, but independently of that motive the sympathies o: Englishmen are with the nation struggling for their existence in the face of unparalleled difficulties, and their keen sense has long ago detected the specious. ness of the Northern propositions of humanity and abolition. Yet, in spite of insult, injustice, and every other reason,our Government has consistently favoured the Federal cause, granting the impera tive demands of its leaders, submitting to their dictation, and tolerating the most flagrant breaches of neutrality in the shipment of arms and enlistment of British subjects. The members of the Cabinet themselves can scarcely believe in the ultimate success of the North, and, therefore, their reason for ___ ..... alienating the South from us is not easily apparent. The Southern States might prove a powerful ally to England in the protection of her Canadian pos. sessions—since even Yankee bombast might hesi tate before the prospect of an attack on the rear, as well as opposition in front, and the British fleet on the seaboard. We shall see R hat the nest Session may bring forth. But surely the re-election of LINCOLN, which gins little hope of the speedy conclusion of the war, gives sufficient pretext for a great Christian nation to endeavour to end this bloodshed. One thing is certain, if we delay much longer the other powers of Europe—France more especially—will take the initiative, and England, so closely connected with the American States by race, language, and sympathies, will play the die. creditable part of following unwillingly in his track. President DAVIS'S suggestions in reference to the employment and subsequent enfranchisement of a limited number of slaves, is the sign of a better day for the negro, and show the first step on the road to the total removal of the great moral and political drawback of the States. It is, at least, to be hoped that so great a gain may result from the protracted continuance of a struggle, which for ME SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, 1864.' extent and for slaughter has scarcely its parallel in modern history. Mr, WALTER, on the occasion of distributing the certificates of honour and prizes of books in the Council Chamber at Oxford, made some remarks which are well worthy of attention ; and although the subject has of late been pretty frequently dis cussed, still its importance and interest demand our sustained attention and our unflagging zeal. Middle class education is a theme which cannot be too much discussed, especially at present, for on its right comprehension depends the welfare of the community to a great extent. However much for a time the claims of these classes may be put aside, i❑ any period of confusion or at any crisis it is sure to be app rent in whose hands the real power of the country lies ; and if those who exercise so vast a sway are not trained and modified by cul ture and thought, what is to be expected when they are forced to judge for themselves upon most serious matters and to decide important issues. Great credit is due to all of those who have come forward to assist in the great work now in progress of im proving the state of the education imparted to this influential section of the community, and with earnestness and eloquence to uphold the ad vantages that are unquestionably to be derived from a fuller appreciation of the subject. Nothing of any moment is done in a hurry, and certainly so extensive and elaborate a task as this cannot be accomplished in the twinkling of an eye. Mr. WALTER began his address by declaring that that day would be a memorable one in the lives of many of the young men before him, and that their especial congratulations were due to those who, "in the raoe for distinction in which so many had con tended had run so as to attain it." It is most notable that a few words in season, spoken at a time when the feelings are excited and the attention interested, will be attended to and re membered when more solid but less taking instruc tion has vanished from remembrance. Mr WALTER drew some: conclusions from th subject before him that were of consequence to his hearers, and aptly explained the objects of these examination's in their spirit and purport. In the first place, an examines Lion produces a bracing effect, and puts the one examined on his metal ; there are " no cribs, no dic• tionaries" to apply to ; and again, it is a good train ing for the business of after life, which, as Mr Mr WALTER observed, is often a "race agains! time." It tends to enforce self-possession and readiness, when on the spur of the moment exertion and attention must be concentrated upon a given subject. In actual life it is not the one who has the most booklearning that can make the moat figure or impress his generation, but the one who is able to adapt and apply the information he possesses to the requirements of life, and the various positions in which he finds himself. For all these purposes, then an examination is most desirable, and another bene• fit that accrues to it is that ,it tends to put down conceit. .Many of those who think themselves stars in their own particular sphere, may find themselves mistaken when they are thus subjected to a stern trial of their powers, and must stand or fall by their own intrinsic merits. While characterising these affairs as of the highest importance, and stating that these certificates and pr:zes may be described as the title-deeds to the iossession of those qualities of industry and intellectual power, and which their possessor can never be deprived of, Mr. WALTER wisely pointed out the mistake of supposing that too much can be done by any examination. This is very true, for it is only an end to a means, and if we expect an inordinate degree of means to fol low from it, we shall be disappointed. It is not the intellectual but the moral faculties, as here ob- served, that ere the points upon which a man's success in after life may be secured. The hon. gentleman truly characterised the requirements which are essential to a man's right progress in the world. Those who take a comprehensive view of life will acknowledge the truth of the remark, that it is not knowledge nor even genius which is of such vital consequence, as " good sense, judgment, and, perhaps ; above all things, temper.' How often is this proved by the wretched uns satisfactory careers of some who have entered on their course with the plaudits of their university; careers ringing in their ears, and with all the prestige that admiring friends and earnest well- wishers could impart. It can never be too strongly impressed upon the young that something more is requisite than shining abilities or striking knowledge ; they must know how to condense their powers and to expend them upon the necessary work before them, or their lives will be a blank and their deaths find them unprofitable servaats atter 'all. The fact of these university examina tions is really an epoch in our days ; it is another proof of the reign of exclusion being over, and the benefits once confined to the few no 1 7 ? being accorded as far as practicable to the many. Mr WALTER ap propriately described it as " MAIIOMET coming to the mountain," the University spreading itself out to those who cannot come within the immediate sphere of its advantages. This experiment has now lasted for seven years, and so far there is no cause to doubt its success. The object of education is here admirably described as the task of training the mind to overcome those intellectual and moral difficulties which will meet him iu after life, by developing the qualities essential for such a purpose. It is somewhat carious that on the very day on which Mr COBDEN was sneering at classical educa tion Mr WALTER should have pointed out its ad• vantages. He said it was hardly correct to call Greek and L%tin dead languages. "If dead, they yet speak in our own language, into the composition of which they largely enters" Greek terms are employed for the nomenclature of chemistry, botany, and almost all sciences, while the Latin con• stitutes a great part of the English language. One chief merit of the study of these tongues is that they train the mind better' than those which are conversational, and, as Mr. WALTER said, they aro of service to the " analytical faculties." In conclu. sion, the hon. gentleman adverted to the satisfaction he felt in observing that the prizes were nearly all works of standard in English literature. Wisely did he counsel his hearers not to neglect the mighty masters of our land for sensational novels and current literature. Such advice is especially needed just now, when so much excitement prevails on the subject of a fast style of reading, to the exclusion of solid and lasting compositions. This admirable address cannot fail to make an impression upon those who hoard it, and it is to be hoped they will remember the impressive counsel contained in these words, " I wish you all every success in life, bat you are not to considar your education at an end ; it is bui: the beginning ; yon will not there fore, I trust, rest upon your oars, and assuredly you will find, hereafter, that the learning best worth knowing is that which you will have taught yourselves." HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE,—Mozarbs magnifi cent opera, " Don Giovanni," was performed last night, but in many instances the caste was very weak Miss Louisa Pyne, however, sang the music of Zerlina with great efi t ct, and the band, under the direction of Signor Arditi, was all that could bo desired, We purposely defer a more lengthened notice of the performance until another opportunity. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REITTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 25. The result of the election is favourable to the Moderate Liberal party. The Noticias of today announces the departure of several vessels laden with coal and provisions for the squadron in the Pacific. INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. I SUEZ, Nov. 24, The Messageries Imperiales steamer Donnai, with India and China wails, arrived here to.day at noon. The Peluse, from Marseilies on the 19,h instant, arrived at Alexandria on the 25th at 7 a.m. FRANCE. BOURSE, Nov. 25.—Stock and other securities bccame offered towards the close, and the market ing rates : Italian Loan 65 Do. end month 65 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian left off weak at the follow 41 per Cents. 92 30 Do. end month..., -- 3 per Cents Do. end month 64 85 Credit Mobilier BB5 Do. end month BB6 25 Bank Shares 3500 Credit Fonder 1197 5 0 Roman .. Austrian ... Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred Cash. Orleans OO •• 842 50 • • Northern .... Lyons and Mediterranean 880 878 75 Southern 577 50 .. 578 75 Western Eastern Sardinian 306 25 .. 305 Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa 423 75 .. 420 Ditto to Barcelona RA.IL Account. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA VIA CROOKHAVEN. NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (Morning.) No despatches from Sherman have been re ceived. It is asserted that he is in a position beyond communication with Washington. Southern journals report that Hood is marching on Chattanooga. The Richmond papers warn their readers to ex pect startling news from Sherman. The Press continue to speculate on Sherman's movements, some asserting that he has started for Andersons villa or Savannah, on a sixty dais' campaign; while other papers state that he is marching on Knoxville, his object being Lynchburg, Virginia. Forrest has moved from before Johnstonsville, and is supposed to have joined Hood. The Confederates have agaia attempted to pierce Grant's lines, but were repulsed. Richmond papers anticipate that Grant will again attack Richmond. The Dutch Gap Canal is complete. Butler has left New York for the James River, Sheridan is encamped in the neighbourhood of Winchester. The Confederate cavalry made a daring reconnaissance, but were driven back and pursued beyond Front Royal, with a loss of two guns and 150 prisoners. General Early is at Fisherhill. The Governor of Georgia, in a message to the Legislature of that State, declares that this war may continue indefinitely, unless the people, both North and South, in their capacity as sovereign States, shall bring their influence to bear upon both Governments, requiring them to stop the war, and permit the people of each State to vote to which confederacy they will unite their destiny. n the meantime the Smithern animus must be maatained. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money easy. Gold, 137 k premium. Exchange on London Banker's Bills, 261; ditto on Paris, 281 to 2 3. Stocks tending downwads. New York Centrals, 124;; Illinois Shares, 1274 ; Erie, 1002 ; 5 20 Bonds, 1031. Cotton dull. Middling Upland, 142 c. Flour, wheat, and corn dull. Provisions heavy. Coffee, sugar, and molasses steady. Petro leum crude 46 ; refined, 70. FROM THE TIMES' CORRESPONDENT. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. The most contradictory statements are circulated respecting General Sherman. One account persists in declaring that be is marching upon Charleston and Savannah, another that his obj ec t i s th e libera tion of the Federal prisoners at Andersonville, a third that he is moving into Alabama to destroy Hood's communications at Montgomery and Selma, while a fourth is equally positive that, instead of advancing, be has returned t o Ch attanooga , an d, with his whole army, excepting the portion left with General Thomas to hold th e T ennesse e, is rapidlyConede fmorvaitneguponLYochburg, Vi r gi n ia. accounts, which are to the 11th, and merely urge upon the afford pe people ee theea r necessity intellig enc e, of being prepared by the startling news from Georgi a . FederalCriTc h ke e t, General l s shot and f a t a ll y woun ded Canby, while reconnoitring White River, Arkansas, on b oar d th e s t ea m e r o n t h e G 6l e h n , by a guerilla on the shore. The boiler of the gunboat Tulip, of the Potomac flotilla, exploded on Friday last, destroying the vessel, and killing 55 out of 65 prisoners who were on board: The prosecution in the case of the St. Albans raiders was closed at Montreal on Saturday. F. Bennett Young handed in his commission from the Confederate Secretary of War, and asked for a delay of 30 d a ys to enabl e hi m to commun i ca t e with the Government at Richmond before offering his defence. The report of the Confederate Secretary of War states that there is no immediate necessity for arming the negroes. General Butler was publicly received last night by about 1,000 ladi es and gentlemen, to w h om h e made a speech at t h e Fifth Avenue H ote l. H e congratulated the public on the result of the Presidential electi on, which he thoug h t prove d th e American Government t o be the strongest in the world. He considered this to be the proper mo ment for making a final appeal to the people of the South to return to their allegiance, and that the Government should offer a complete amnesty, to include the civil and military leaders. He named the 3d of January next as a limit for their acqui. esoence. Should they fail to respond by that time, it would be the duty of the people of the North to drive the traitors into Mexico, the West Indies, or elsewhere, and divide the estates among the soldiers. In conclusion he announced that he should leave New York today to resume his duties in the field. The authorities of Toronto have received an inti mation of en intended raid into Canada by the members of the Fenian Brotherhood in the Federal States. Nov. 16, 8 A.M. Adjutant• General Townsend officially announces that the President has accepted Geueral 111.Clellan's resignation, and has appointed General Sheridan to the vacant major-generalship, as a recognition of his personal gallantry, military skill, and confidence in the courage and patriotism of the troops under his command. Both resignation a- , d appointment are to bear date of the Bth inst. The Australasian arrived out at 12.30 last night. The Persia brings 150,000 dollars in, specie. The Marchioness Frances Anne of Londonderry continues in a very weak state, and her illness occasions much anxiety to her family. The Earl and Countess Vane have been staying at Seaham Hall with the marchioness during her illness. The Duchess of INlarlborough is also staying with her mother at Seaham :FAD, Durham. Th• duke has returned to Blenheim, Naval and Military Intelligence. Her Majesty's screw steamship Victoria, 102, Capt. Goodenough, from [Portsmouth for Malta, which put into Plymouth Sound on Thursday morn ing, embarked supernumerary seamen for the Medi terranean fleet, and proceeded at once for her des• tin ation. The iron screw steamship Achilles, 20, Capt. E, W. Vansittart, having been repaired in No. 3 dock at Keyham, was removed on Thursday, and is now in the stream in Hamoaze. An order was yesterday received at Chatham, directing tho bailing ship Dating, 12, 426 tons, ats tached to the reserve, to be sent round to the Thames for the purpose of being broken up at the yard of Messrs. Castle and Beech, at Charlton. A subsequent telegram, received at the dockyard, directed the Venus, 26, 1,069 tons, to be substituted for the Daring. Yesterday the sternpost for the iron frigate Bel lerophon, 14, I,ooo.horse power, weighing nearly 17 tons, and forged at the Mersey iron Company's works, was shipped from the Oninance-wharf, Chatham, and removed to the dockyard, in readi ness for being fixed in its place. The Bellerophon will carry no ruddet-post, by which considerably additional strength will be imparted to the stern of the vessel, of which the rudder is, in fact, a pros longation. The reason of the rudder-post being abolished is on account of the adoption of the ba lance-rudder, which, although no novelty—the same rudder having been in use in the merchant service, and especially on board vessels employed in whaling expeditions—is now introduced for the first time in one of the largest vessels in the Royal Navy. The peculiarity of the balance-rudder con sists in its being a kind of double, or, so to speak, a rudder acting upon a rudder, the larger being fur• nished with a smaller one, both being in the same plane, and acting with a double leverage power on the vessel. The screw corvette Cadmus, 21, 400 horse power, fitting for the first division of the Chatham Steam Reserve, will be placed in No. 3 dock at Chatham to-day, for the purpose of undergoing an examina tion in order to ascertain whether she has received any injuries occasioned by th e recen t a l te rations effected in her screw. The whole of the tubes of the boilers have been removed and new tubes sub stituted, the Admiralty having directed the entire number of tubes to be removed in consequence of some few of them proving faulty, a subsequent examination showing them to have been manufec tured from inferior copper. Her Majesty's screw corvette Niger, 13 guns, no W ready for the pennant at Woolwich, yesterday re turned to the Royal Arsenal and shipped her arma- went, shot, &e. The Niger has been thoroughly repaired, and has been fitted with the Roebuck's en• gines, which, although of less nominal horse power, have increased her actual rate of speed. In her run to the Maplin Sands, where she made the official trial of her engines, she realised 10t- knots at full speed, which was considered highly satisfac tory. Mr Alfred F. Gibbons, master, the only officer at present appointed, has joined and taken up his commission. A large amount of 100-pound shot, with patent wads and ammunition for the new 26-gun iron ship Minotaur, now at Portsmouth, was yesterday pres pared for shipment in Woolwich Arsenal. The Geyser, 6, paddle, Commander Thrupp, ar rived at Portsmouth yesterday morning from De. vonport, with supernumerary seamen, &c. Soon after her arrival the Geyser received orders to pro ceed into the Chinnel in search of the wreck of the merchant ship Robin Hood, which was sunk through collision with another vessel about five miles west of Dungeness a few days since, while on her voyage from London to Hong Kong. The Robin Hood had a large quantity of Government stores on board for Hong Kong, and as the wreck of the ship is said to lie in from four to ten fathoms water, it is thought the greater portion of these stores may be recovered by the aid of divers. The Geyser left Portsmouth harbour on her mission at 5 p.m. The Edgar, screw line-of-battle ship, Capt. G. P. Hornby, flagship of Rear-Admiral S. C. Dacres, C. 8., refitting alongside the railway jetty of Portsmouth, has received her new mainmast, and yesterday sent up her topmast, in process of refit. The Aurora, 35, screw frigate, Capt. Sir L, APClintock, is completing her refit at the hands of the shipwright department alongside Portsmouth Dockyard. The Marlborough, 131, screw three-decker, Capt. C. Fellowes is stripped to her lower masts, in course of dismantling to pay out of commission at Portsa mouth, and is expected to be paid out about the Ist proximo. The Royal Alfred, iron-cased frigate, recently launched at Portsmouth, has a large number of hands employed upon her in No. 3 dock of that yard. Her armour-plating, 42in., from John Brown and Co.'s Atlas Steel and Iron Works, Sheffield, is being rapidly affixed to her sides, the two lower tiers of plates being nearly completed on both sides and the third tier commenced amidships. Mr Van Winckle, a scientific American engineer, yesterday attended in the factory department of Woolwich dockyard, by permission of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and submitted to the inspection and trial of Mr Trickett and the offi cers of the department a portable drilling machine, to be used with advantage in punching rivet holes in ship's boilers. The machine was put through a succession of tests by each of the officers present, who admitted its great efficiency and superiority over any other apparatus which had been brought to their notice. Commauder George Biddlecombe, newly ap pointed master attendant of Woolwich dockyard, yesterdny left Woolwich on leave of absence. The duties of the yard will be performed in the interval by Commander Luke, commanding the local Steam Reserve. Dr Salmon, Inspector-General of Hospitals, at the Naval Infirmary at Woolwich, has been granted leave of absence, as a'so Lieut.-Col. John Henry Stewart, of the Woolwich division of Royal Marine Light Infantry, on h;s promotion. The sergeants of the 14th (King's) Hussars gave an evening party in their barracks on Tuesday evens ing last, in commemoration of the battle of Ram. nuggur, fought against the Sikhs on the 22d Nov., 1848. There were a number of officers present d ur. ing the evening. The Officers' Dramatic Club com menced their second season's performance in the Clubhouse on Thursday evening, when Boucicault's comedy of London Assurance" and the farce of " The Goose with the Golden Eggs" were performed. The appointment of second assistant master bhip° wright at Chatham dockyard, vacant by the pro motion of Mr A. Moore to be master shipbuilder at Devonport dockyard, has been conferred on Mr Dawson, foreman at Deptford. State of Trade. MANCHESTER, Nov. 25.—The market for all kinds of yarn has been quiet today, and no class of buyers seems disposed to give the extreme price demanded by spinners. In some cases, where spin ners have not got under contract, they would take about ld per lb. less than the extreme rates asked, but not obtained, on Tuesday. The market closes quiet for all kinds of shipping and home trade yarns. In the latter, spinners have been asking about the same prices as on Tuesday, but buyers are disposed to wait, and very little business has been done, In cloth, as in yarns, there has been somewhat of a subsistence of c xcitement since Tuesday. Manufacturers have kept tolerably firm to the high rates then demanded, but there has been a falling off in demand, and the lull having deve loped a desire on the part of holders of cloth to re sell what they had already purchased, such business as was due to speculation has been checked. Still there has been very little weakness in prices except with relation to these re-sale lots, and owing to the quieter feeling of the market these people are will• tug to tglce somewhat lower rates than they other wise would. The total amount of business done has been very small, and to-day we hear of hardly any operations. NOTTINGHAM, Nov. 25.—There was a fair atten. dance of merchants and manufacturers at this Ex change Hall to-day, and there was rather more doing in lace yarns, the advanced rate of Tuesday being fully maintained, For hosiery yarns the demand was steady, at the late rise in prices. Rita firm and advancing. For brown nets the demand was languid. Considerably higher prices were asked, but scarcely any business was done, POLICE INTELLIGENCE,---This Day. WESTMINSTER. TRACING MIDNIGHT ROBBERS.—Henry Arnold and Mary Ann Arnold, man and wife, were placed at the bar charged with burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Mr Routlay, 2, Vivian-terrace, Russell street, Chelsea, and stealing therefrom a great number of articles, Thornas Rove, 113 E, said that at half-past seven yester day morning he received information that the house above named had been entered in the night. On a close exami nation of the exterior of the premises, he found footsteps from the back of the house and followed the marks over two gardens , to 32, Upper Manor-street, where the prisoners lodged. All traces of further steps were lost there, and witness accordingly, after some inquiry, knocked at the door and asked if the male prisoner was at home. His wife an swered the door, and replied that he was not, he had gone out at half-past 7 that morning. Witness again went to the house yesterday afternoon, and entering suddenly found the female prisoner in the act of tearing up some articles of linen. In reply to inquiries, she said that her husband was at work at 3, Salve-place, and witness afterwards appre hended him. Mr Arnold—Has the linen which you saw the wife tear , ing anything to do with the case F Witness—l suspected it was put of the property stolen. Mr .Arnold—ls any of the property traced to the pri soners ? Witness—A great quantity of it was found in their house. Mr Arnoll—Are there footmarks of one person, or more. Witness—Of one only, a man's. James Neale, 105 F, said he took the prisoner's boots off at the station, and compared them with the marks which had been traced, and they precisely corresponded. The marks were very peculiar, from part of the heel tip of one boot being broken. Mrs Mary Ann Kantley said that she occupied the house which had been entered, It was left safe when she went to bed at half-past ten on the previous night. When the came down in the morning, at half-past seven, she found the back kitchen window open, and the whole of tha place in great disorder. A great quantity of linen and other articles had been stolen. Mr Arnold—Are you aware how an entry was made ? Mrs Kantley—By the back kitchen window. Mr Arnold (to female prisoner)—Are you married to the male prisoner P Female—Yes, I am. Hero is my certificate. M Arnold—You are discharged. The male prisoner is remanded for the burglary. AIARYLEBONE, DOCTOR HENERY AGAIN.--After the night charges were disposed of a well-dressed man stepped into the box and asked Mr Mansfield for his advice under the following circumstances. Applicant said— Some time ago I saw an advertisement in one of the papers emanating from Doctor Ilenery, and through it was induled to visit him. Ho told me I should want a galvanic battery, which would cost me two guineas, When I required it no longer he said he would return the money again. I had waited for four months up to May last, and receiving no benefit I asked for my money back, but eculd not succeed in getting it. I wish to know it there is any means by which I could recover it ? Mr Mansfield—You had better wait till the scoundrel comes out of prison, where he has just commenced two years' hard labour, and then sue him for the amount. Applicant—He has property at his place in Dorset street. Could not I proceed against that ? Mr Mansfield—l think not. Sergeant White, 16 D (who happened to be in Court), said—l am happy to say they are removing the goods from Dorset-street, out of our district. Applicant then retired. THAMES. IMPORTANT CONVICTION,—John Hall and Thomas Maynard, carmen, were brought before Mr Paget, charged with being in the Commercial-road for the purpose of committing a felony. Porter William Dunaway, a detective police sergeant, stated that he saw the prisoners at the corner of Grove street, Commercial-road, on the morning of Thursday, the 18th of the present month. They were standing opposite a publichouse drinking out of a pint pot. There was a waggon laden with a hogshead of sugar standing close to them., Directly the prisoners saw him Hall jumped into the waggon and drove off in a hurried manner, while Maynard run down Grove-street, as fast as he was able, and made his escape. lie called to Hall, went to the horse's head, and said " Hold on a bit." The horse and van were stopped, and he said to Hall, " You have had a nice companion —a convicted thief. Where is that parcel that was lying here just now, against that hogshead of sugar ?" The prisoner said that he had not seen any parcel whatever. He said, " Oh, yes, you have—you must have seen it. It was lying here just now, tied upon a sack." The prisoner said, "I have not seen it at all; I have seen nothing," He told him to stand aside and let him look, and he took from under his feet a each, contaiaius w olaiool, a pireo of tin, and Soma bent hoop-iron. He asked him where he was going to take the sugar to, to which he replied, to a grocer's shop in Whitichapel. The prisoner also said the other man who was with him must have put the parcel in the waggon. He told the prisoner he must have seen May nard do so, as the parcel had been shifted from where he first saw it against the hogshead. He then allowed Hall to dopart with his horse and van, and deliver his sugar. He apprehended both prisoners last night. Dunaway then fully explained that sugar robberies were very frequent, and that a set of lawless villains were constantly prowling about the docks, and in the Commercial-road, the great thoroughfare from the East and West India Docks, to plunder the hogsheads of sugar on their way to the grocers' shop, and as few grocers had the machinery or means of weighing hogsheads of sugar, many of these robberies were not detected. The tin over the sample hole was removed by a chisel, the sugar raked out by a piece of bent hoop iron, and the sugar deposited in a sack. These robberies could of course only be committed with the connivance of the carmen, many of whom had been convicted, The chisel, the pieces of bent hoop-iron, and the sack were the very implements to commit a robbery of the description he had spoken of. The sack contained a small portion of sugar, and, as well as the hoop iron and the chisel, had been used before. Maynard was a notorious thief, Hall was in the employ of Popo and Cook, town carriers. Francis Kelly, police-constable 130 H, said ho took May nard into custody in December, 1857, for stealing a horse and cart, a hogshead of sugar, and fifty sugar loaves, and the prisoner was convicted of that robbery and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and hard labour. Mr W. Cook, carman, said—The prisoner Hall has been in our employ for 10 years, and I have nothing to say against him. He left Scott, another carrier, to come to us. Maynard denied that ho was in the Commercial-road at the time mentioned, but Dunaway positively swore to him, and was confirmed in that and every other part of his evi dence by Kinwood, a palice - constable, 194 H. Hall said he had been a carman a great many years. II e was never in custody before. He did not know how the sack and other things got into his van. Mr Paget said this was a very important matter, and that Dunaway was rendering good service to the public by look ing after the sugar thieves. He know that sugar merchants were frequently plundered in the way stated by Dunaway. He had no doubt at all that the chisel, the hoop iron, and the sack were to be used in plundering the hogshead of sugar in Popo and Cook's van. Ho discharged Hall with a caution, and advised him to avoid bad company in future. He sentenced Maynard to three months' imprisonment and hard labour for being in a public street with the intention of committing a felony. The Tallahassee at Halifax, (From the Index) The following is part of the official report of Commander Wood : " Richmond, Virginia, Sept. 6. " Hon. S. R. Mallory, Secretary of the Navy. " Sir,—l found in the port of Halifax on my arrival there her Majesty's steam ship Duncan, 84, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir J. Hope. I called promptly upon him, though he took no notice of our presence by the customary boarding end offering the courtesies of the port. Neither on our arriving nor leaving were the honours of the side extended, On being shown into his cabin, he did not rise from his seat, nor shake hands, nor offer me a seat-IAB manner and tone were offensive. I men• tion this to show his animus. I stated that I had come to report my arrival—that I wanted coal, and as soon as it could be procured the ship would go to sea. He replied by saying that of course I know the regulations which governed my stay in port; that he, however, had nothing to do with it ; that the governor must settle that with me. He asked me what my orders were in regard to neutrals. 1 replied that my orders were particular and explicit upon this point—to respect sedulously all their rights. What were my instructions in the case of vessels which had recently changed flogs cr were whitewashed P'—Unless the papers were clearly fraudulent I would let the vessel go. Had I seen his letter to Capt. Morris, of the Florida, on this subject, called forth by Capt. Semmes burning the ship Mar tiban under English colours P—l had read it. His Government, he continued, required that in all such cases the vessel should be brought into an English port to have the case decided on, or adjudicated (I am not certain of the words). I told him what had been my course, a few days before, with a vessel with fraudulent papers—that on examination of a ship's papers I must determine my action. He re+ peated the above in substance again, and remarked there were a great many vessels now being white washed, and it was a subject which required deli• oath handling, and on which they were greatly in terested. The above is the euhstancc of our inter view on the suajeet. With the governor I did not speak on the question.--Respectfully, See., your obedient servant, .' J. TAYLOR WOOD, C.S.N." V l * -- trirt Tt 45 -Fra r. Ova% HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 21 Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by h er Royal Highness Princess Helena, and attended by the Countess of Caledon, the Hon. Mrs Bruce, Col. the Hon. Sir C. Phipps, Lard Cha r l e s Fitzroy,arl" the Hon. Col. Hardinge, went to London this mores ing by special train on the Great Western Rflilvv* Her Majesty, on arriving in London, drove to Chelsea, and inspected the new Guards barract9 recently built there. The Queen was received by Lieutenant Genera' Sir Richard Airey, Quartermaster General ; 310:P t° General Lord Frederick h.ulet, commanding tb ° Brigade of Guards; Colonel Lambert, command ilig the Grenadier Guards ; and Colonel H. Ponson* commanding the First Battalion. p The Queen went over the barracks and insPe' fed the various arrangements. Her Majesty afterwards drove to Albemarle. street, and honoured Ludy Churchill with a visit, and returned to Windsor at a little before 2 oteloc,' The Prussian Ambassador and Counteis Bern' storff arrived at the Castle yest er d a y, a nd bad the honour of dining with her Mejesty. The Hon. Emily Cathcart and the Hon. Flora ce Seymour have succeeded the Hon. Caroline Cave ll ; dish and the Hon. Flora Macdon a ld a s Maids ° Honour. The Gunpowder Explosion at Erith Marsllo' DEPUTATION TO THE HOME SECRETAO, O Yesterday afternoon a d e p u t a t on wa it e d upon Sir G'- ° % Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department, at Herne Office, Whitehall, relative to the late catastror' involving the loss of many lives, through the late dr ela' ful explosion at the gunpowder magazines at marshes. The deputation comprised Mr C. J. carne`! 7 „, ho coroner for the w e ste r n di v i s i on o f th e coun ty ef.D' e ".,. and the greater part o f th e j ur y w h o i nves ti ga t e d the ci ; curastances attending the calamity, as also the present at, tern of conveying the powder to the ma gaz ines, and ". m an ner of its storage. Capt. Maillop, R.N., foreman, and 13 jurors were P re sent. Mr CARTTAR, in introducing the subject to Sir G. said that had he (the Home Secretary; been in town ° a morning of the explosion, or, indeed, within 50 miles, would would have felt the violent concus s ion cr heard the et as ing and unaccountable noise which had app a rently sb s 'ii the earth. From the blowing up of those ma g a zille l4 .n d persons were killed, and property to a vast a mouritt; oo for a long distance round Belvedere, was destroyed. %f jury whom he now intr o d u c e d h a d d evo t e d g reat la b° o ( and attention to investigate the cause and circumstan ce to the calamity which had been so frightfully destrueti ve o human life and property, an d th e y, a ft er d ue d e libera te , in the return of their verdict, had agreed to an a l t e b il e dum which he would at once pl ace b e f ore hira 1 / 4; ; 11 , Home Secretary) as expressive o f th e ir elit r y Mr Carttar then read as follows :--" The ti tl desire most respectfully to call the attention of h"r blaJ i 4 Government to the serious omissions and imperfecttell'o the Acts of Parliament relating to the gunpowder trattd disclosed in the evidence adduced before them, en d tt ye wish to urge upon the consideration of the Goversatel l ; io o following as a few of the points which require itari 3B % i e legislation. Ist. The quantity of gunpowder stored or co, veyed at one time in barges, waggons, or by traillt 0 . The construction of magazines end their proximity to 0 3 ,1, loua places, river walls, end other sources of danger' air The construction of barges and the necess ity f or better of tinguishing marks. 4th. The shipping and dischared gunpowder generally. sth. The importanc3 of G o vern or inspection and superintendence with respect to the 5t°,,1 6 1 package, and conveyance of powder. 6th. Th e peo s ' relating to the infringement of the provisions of the a C i t , j ol Parliament beating on this subject generally. " W it ' o o) suggestions embodied in these addenda, he (Mr Ga r. t iO entirely agreed, and the object of the present do? 01 was to bring the entire subject under the notice °' Government. The first point was with regard to the 11 tity of powder sacred in one place. It might be a cl ile : ii te of policy as t 3 how far it would be prudent to a11e , 71 powder in unlimited quantities in any one locality. ' l icit peered from the evidence adduced that the first barge F : o p exploded contained five tons of gunpowder, which ne ce ;of rill , killed every body about it. That caused the exPl °si iicil 4. the next barge, also containing five tons o f powder, A . that in its turn ignited a magazine with 40 t ons i n it, S 4 in blew up a second mag a zine, c on t a i n i ng fi ve tons. 1" aed the explosion of the two fiv e t ons i n th e b arges t hat 04- the breaking down of the river wall. . ani rft 4 Sir G. GREY—What do you mean by locality would you have the magazines apart ? Because if P; 0 10 had a large number of stores close together with fiv B tl7- 04 each, it is clear that one would have exploded the °tiler, they would have all gone. ,„0 11 Mr CARTTAR said that, no doubt they would have ec exploded. Sir G. GREY—Then how far apart would you ha d A y : magazines situated ? ha coil' Mr CARTTAR said that would entirely depend en struction of the magazines. There wal a magazine 0.) of ;as half a mile from the scene of the explosion, and a P - 0 iron was blown from Messrs Hall's magazine and ft li , ° R •011 1 the roof, but by good fortune it did not cause an exPl°;,leff Sic Cr. GREY said that it was evident, then, tha t e. half a mile apart would be hardly sufficient for safety ' f t o f r' Mr CARTTAR said that with regard to the trenslo powder, the jury were of opinion that no barge ough 0 t p eOt allowed to carry more than 500 barrels, Then with res ," to the buildings in which powder w as s t ore d, the ac t no prov.sion for their proper construction. All th e „ t oo required to obtain a licence was that the building 4 0 '00 a certain distance from market towns and half a Wil e d, the parish church. That was not a sufficient pret ee . a tei The jury also considered that licences ought not to be g r ,, - a irf as a matter of course, but after proper Government 03tot as to locality and quantity of powder to be stored, O tt/ ta b° after the licence had been granted those places oug ht p e els under Government inspection; but that, having %v ia granted licences, they ought to be protected by not alt ° l3e , dangerous manufactories to be established near h t , Messrs llell bought 13 acres of land so as isolate the w-oir inge, but in spite of that, there were some dangerous c o , factories near them, and besides there was a footPe tb ig ie to the building, where people walked along smoking After mentioning the defective construction of th e ; 0 0 ° ings, he said the next point he wished to bring an d t is' t (Sir G.Grey's) notice was the distinguishing mark the , used for pointing out gunpowder vessels from others 0 0 at anchor in the river, and which the jury thought°, ineffective, The mode of tranabipping powder fronie ll o f sel to another was also objectionable, and a breach regulations only entailed a penalty of .C. 5. Sir G. GREY considered the penalty insufficient. 0.0.01 Mr °Ammar said it was, and it was fixed upon the 0 00 man, for the responsibility ought to bo fixed on the ° I ) eet i ' to of the powder and the ship respectively. He prce say that it was the duty of the Home Secretary, wh°Boo° subject was brought under his notice, to send del ° , one to survey the magazines, and see that the r o b e A O' laid down in the act were complied with. „say, Sir G. GREY said that had been done, but he P'''3, i •P' that it was only a question of large quantities of gull if Mr CARTTAR replied that that was all. h , O`j A fe l Sir GEO. GREY said that it appeared to him to a question of quantity, because if that were not SP b° 0 4 might bring under the survey all the gunmaker s' town. If an explosion took place in one of those it „AO A knock down all the houses near it. f t u Mr CARTTAR said he was satisfied it would be 9 jio ho of quantity. There was another ques ti on he elle th : 0 0 1 f call his (Sir George Grey's) a tt en ti on t o , and tha t - vo e question of storing. He did no t thi n k putting th e 'air; into casks was the best wa y o f s t or i ng it, and it 0 ' 95 ,,," ol'' tion whether the powder aught not to be put int ° T o "; bags and then put into canisters, or into the casks. 60 O i l elusion, he would remind the right hon. gentled o°4 there was nobody to put the penalties in force , I 1 to t el a there was, the fines were ridiculously small. 1: 1° ej a 0 34 that ho entirely concurred in the verdict of thei ttri' I)s r the addendum they put to it. t he Capt M‘KILLor, R.N., said that he considerectideoo/10011 refs were an unsafe mode of conveying powder, u 4 but how that was to be done he did not know. l ot o t Sir G. GREY wished to know how it was th at the it on board the royal navy. o ta le o o Capt bIeRILLor replied that they kept it in atilt-We but even then it got damp, and in his experience ° 1.0 be he had seen thousands of cases thrown overboard !r° Ul d damp, end that would pay for a great deal of tin ipr po Sir G. GREY asked what quantity of powder a s° have on board ? to Capt M'KuLor said about 30 tonsSgiP Sir G. GREY remarked that that would WO / the 1 pieces. „„ eel b Capt IWKILLor said it would, but they n ever light to go into the magazine, and there was A t i outside to prevent any infraction of the reg ulati') ;-;icgl°‘ ' Sir G. GREY said it could not be expected W s' i t t ',i 1 1;1 1 have perfect safety unless every person wou ld per cauticn, c 9Lf After some further conversation, „ io ta- d tr Sir G. GREY said that looking at all the 0 11c11— ,,cdo le ,, - 10 the case he was satisfied that the law wanted gr a — OW . and he thanked the eeputation very much f or tli° ILeat° suggestions they had given him. 01 Mhtrheotß. b ' o, lT en A. t l i t e , m on an th io e r p t a h r e t c e f ou th rt e e,s d ; p b u e t a u ti a o d n, s l 2 o 4 : ote rii, and the deputation retired. 10 0 The Hun. Francis and Mra St"" town for Stcnor Park, Henley-on-1118112". .-too ,o t 1), b t to hg bo